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Jill AlblasCraft Instructor

Coming from:

Acol, Birchington, Kent UK

Following her degree and teaching certificate Jill taught for many years in colleges of Further Education before taking the leap to working as a freelance designer. Over the years Jill has designed art and craft products for many major companies including W.H.Smith, Early Learning Centre and Disney. She continues to teach and travels widely to hold workshops in the U.K., Europe and recently to teach jewellery making in Moscow and silk painting in Kalliningrad. Many years of experience means that Jill can offer a broad range of classes.

Sylvianne studied Fine Art, Spatial Design and Graphic Design at the University of East Anglia. She has had a varied career in the Art world from theatre, set and costume design for West End productions, to onscreen graphic operator and Senior Motion Graphic Designer. As a committed artist and craftsperson, trained in all mediums, she is now passing on her many skills in Watercolour painting, sketching, various crafts and sewing. Her workshops are simple, accessible and fun and she is always willing to spend that extra time to encourage her students to reach their own personal artistic goals.

Barbara Gilligan presently has an art Studio where she teaches Art and Adult Craft Classes. She teaches Wreath Making, Painted Glassware, Signage and Decoupage and Art Classes. She has studied with a Master Artist from Russia for 4 years to become Certified as a Zhostovo Painting Instructor. Zhostovo painting is a form of Russian Decorative Painting. She has also studied Art under several different instructors and mediums, including, Water Color, Colored Pencil and Oil Painting. She loves the Ocean and Cruising and would like to combine her love of teaching Art and Crafts with her Love for Cruising...

Sandra GraysonGraphology (Handwriting Analysis)

Coming from:

Evesham, Worcestershire UK

London-born professional scribe, Sandra Grayson has used her creativity wisely to be able to offer adult guests the opportunity to learn new skills easily, whether she is Guest Speaker sharing the hidden meaning of handwriting (Graphology), teaching how to write Calligraphy or simply revealing new and unique ideas to create beautiful souvenirs for the guests to take home and enjoy. "KEEPING IT PERSONAL" is Sandra's mission statement!

Emily Bozeman Mixon has been involved in Arts and Crafts for over 40 years. She attended many crafts shows as a participant for over 15 years traveling from Tennessee to as far away as Michigan to sell her wares. She managed two craft supplies stores for a craft supply company located in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1992 Emily began teaching arts & crafts on cruise ships for Costa, Cunard, Celebrity and Holland America and has been doing so ever since. She has taught many classes with 100 or more people in attendance and others with 25-35 people in attendance.

Claudia PumaArts and Crafts Tutor

Coming from:

Hamburg, Michigan USA

Claudia Puma's life pursuit has been in the arts and crafts field, her love of color and design took many forms over the past 40 years. For over 38 years she participated in some of the best art fairs in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. She won awards for her designs in Quilting and in jewelry design, Creative Designs was a very appropriate name for her business. Claudia began teaching on cruise ships in 1986 and has taught on Costa, Celebrity, Cunard, and Carnival, and has traveled extensively in the Mediterranean, Central American, Caribbean, and USA. Traveling the world is a passion for Claudia, teaching classes on cruise brings her two passions together.